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Jet Automation Partners with Omron to Develop Cobot Palletizing System
Jet Automation, which provides services for industrial automation and controls, has joined Omron's Certified Systems Integrator program to develop and service robots.

Autonomous Lift Trucks Find a Road to Success With Hyster, Yale
Autonomous lift trucks and mobile robots can improve flexibility and agility for warehouses and manufacturers seeking to modernize. Hyster and Yale explain how.

ASTM International Proposes Test Method for Legged Robots
ASTM International's F45.06 subcommittee on legged robots has proposed a method for testing the disturbance rejection, or stability, of such systems. It is open to new members.

Blattner and Sarcos Agree to Develop Robots for Solar Construction
Blattner and Sarcos are jointly designing, developing, and testing mobile robots to improve the safety and efficiency of photovoltaic cell installation.

Knightscope Announces Automated Gunshot Detection
Knightscope said gunshot detection systems can reduce police and security response times and help quickly resolve such threats to public safety.

The Time to Automate Is Now, and Hybrid Mode Can Help, Notes Crown Equipment
Crown Equipment has published a series of e-books to demystify the process of adopting automation and to help warehouses review forklift safety.

Sub UAS Develops Submersible Robots That Can Fly
Sub UAS was founded by a Rutgers University professor who has devised propulsion systems that work both in air and underwater, opening new applications for drones.

TÜV Rheinland Certifies the Safety Features of Mobile Industrial Robots’ AMRs
Mobile Industrial Robots' MiR600 and MiR1350 AMRS have a number of safety features that were recently certified by the inspection organization, including emergency stop, personnel detection, speed monitoring, and more.

What Is the MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Standard?
The MassRobotics Interoperability Standard is different from VDA 5050 or other efforts to get multiple models of mobile robots from various vendors to work together.

Boston Dynamics Adds Capabilities to Spot Robot, Names Levatas as Certified Technology Partner
Boston Dynamics has partnered with Levatas to add visual inspection capabilities to Spot, and it has added safety functionality and hardware to the quadruped robot.

Lumotive and Hokuyo Partner to Build 3D Lidar Sensing Into Industrial Automation
Lumotive said Hokuyo will build the Light Control Metasurface optical semiconductor technology into Hokuyo's sensors for advanced robotics and autonomous systems applications.

Robot Safety Experts Outline Updates to Key Industrial Safety Standards
Robot safety standards organizations are working to keep up with the technology and industrial applications. Experts weigh in on where robotics standards are heading.

Roberta Nelson Shea Reflects on Role in Steering Development of Robotics Safety Standards
Roberta Nelson Shea spoke with Robotics 24/7 to talk how the robotics safety standards have evolved and the work that needs to be done to update them.

Machine Vision Is a Boon for Robot Mobility and Safety
Machine vision and motion control systems have improved and are essential to ensuring robot mobility and safety, according to several technology and industry experts.

Roberta Nelson Shea of Universal Robots Receives Engelberger Award for Her Contributions to Robot Safety
Roberta Nelson Shea received the Engelbarger Award for Application at Automate 2023 for her contribution to global robotics safety efforts across her 40-year career.



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